How to Find the Thing That Gives You Joy

How to Find the Thing That Gives You Joy How to Find the Thing That Gives You Joy Article by Emma JohnsonListen.That is the best business advice Ive heard and heeded in my lifetime. Listen to the spark that lights inside of you. Follow that spark and nurture it. Listen to your market, whetherthats your clients, thepeople you mentor, those you serve through volunteer work, or members of your community. Your market will tell you what works and what doesnt. You will find that your spark aligns with what your market tells you. Effectively serving your market will fan that spark, which makes you more effective and more powerful. Its a feedback loop that is one part tactical, one part magical.I often meet people who are stuck. They areunsure of how to find a job or hobby or service project that really lights their spark. Here is my advice to them - and to youActDont take time off to think about your path or stay put until lightning strikes. Get out there. Try new things. Be active. Meet and spend time with new people. Travel. Explore. Work - work really hard. As famed chef Julia Child said, You must have discipline to have fun.ServeAll of the science is with me on this Humans are happiest when they serve others. At every juncture of your passion-finding journey, ask yourself How are my time, energy, focus, skills, and talents best used for the greater good?Have FunNever feel guilty for spending time on something that gives you joy.What Others Have to Say on Finding JoyMatt Schulz, Founder of TalkingInClass.orgI have long been aware of the dire credit and debt problems Americans face, thanks to my work in personal-finance media for a decade. However, when I spoke with my sons fifth-grade class about credit, it really ignited my passion for making a difference in financial literacy. I was blown away by these 10-year-olds interest in the topic and the thoughtful questions they asked. I realized that with my connections to the personal finance community, I have a pow erful Rolodex of influential, money-savvy people who could have similar experiences to mine in classrooms in their communities. They could have real impacts on the futures of kids who rarely get the basic tools they need to make smart financial decisions. That inspired me to launch TalkingInClass.org, an organization dedicated to recruiting personal finance experts to volunteer in classrooms across the U.S. in order to make a real difference in childhood financial literacy. When I recruit my colleagues for this effort, I see the same passion I felt when I spoke to that first class.Jodi Ashbrook, Speaker, Author, Traveling Yoga Instructor, Entrepreneur, and Life CoachAt 24, my life had become a string of negative thought patterns and why-am-I-even-here? moments. I tried to find comfort in food, which lumineszenzdiode to an 80-pound weight gain. I found myself disconnected from all of my relationships and in debt up to my ears. A few months after a suicide attempt, I faced death again from two blood clots in my lungs. I made a commitment to no longer live my life in fear, to say yes to risks and opportunities, and to follow my passion - no matter how scared I might be. Through teaching yoga and my coaching practice, I have found that helping others, as opposed to focusing on my own problems, gives me the greatest joy. Since making that commitment, I have launched my first business, become a yoga instructor and studio owner, and begun living a mobile life committed to wellness advocacy and personal growth. Today, I am free.Meredith Cohen, Occupational TherapistAfter college, I worked in one of the nations largest advertising agencies as a senior media planner until my father was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease. I knew there wasnt much medicine could do to stop the disease, but we could improvemy fathers quality of life. This led me to research and find strong evidence for a connection between Tai Chi, yoga, and boxing on the one hand and an improved sense of b alance, strength, and confidence for those living with Parkinsons on the other. I also looked at my quality of life and mysatisfaction with my career. This was the catalyst that called me to do something more meaningful with my professional life. I contacted a friend at Massachutischsetts General Hospital who set me up to shadow nurses and physical and occupational therapists. I immediately fell in love with the art of occupational therapy. I gave my two weeks notice at the advertising agency and started the arduous process of beginning a new career. In the past several years as an occupational therapist, Ive received multiple awards, become an advanced clinician, and created multiple programs specifically for Parkinsons disease and other neurological conditions. It was a scary process, but each day when I help make someones life better, I know it was all worth it.Versions of this article originally appeared in the December 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and on SUCCESS.com.Emma John son is an award-winning business journalist and founder of the worlds largest community of single moms, WealthySingleMommy.com. She is also host of the podcast Like a Mother, a popular public speaker, and author of The Kickass Single Mom Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children (Penguin, Oct. 2017).

Article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice

Article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military JusticeArticle 2 of the Uniform Code of Military JusticeWho is subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice? Article Two of the UCMJ explains fully who fall under the laws / rules of military legal system. Here is the quick reference list 1 - Active Duty Military (including newly sworn in trainees)2 - Cadets and Midshipmen in officer training programs (OCS, ROTC, Service Academies)3 - Military Reservist and National Guard4 - Retirees5 - Members of Fleet Reserve / USMC Fleet Reserves6 - Persons in military jail serving a sentence from Court Martial7 - Members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Public Health Service8 - Prisoners of War in US Custody9 - Persons accompanying military (contractors / DOD civilian personnel) overseas outside of the United States and Territories. For mora specific details, read the section below for Article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Details of Those Who Fall Under the M ilitary Legal System (1) Members of a regular component of the armed forces, including those awaiting discharge after expiration of their terms of enlistment volunteers from the time of their muster or acceptance into the armed forces inductees from the time of their actual induction into the armed forces and other persons lawfully called or ordered into, or to duty in or for training in the armed forces, from the dates when they are required by the terms of the call or order to obey it. (2) Cadets, aviation cadets, and midshipman. (3) Members of a reserve component while on inactive-duty training, but in the case of members of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States only when in Federal Service. (4) Retired members of a regular component of the armed forces who are entitled to pay. (5) Retired members of a reserve component who are receiving hospitalization from an armed force. (6) Members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Co rps Reserve. (7) Persons in custody of the armed forces serving a sentence imposed by a court-martial. (8) Members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Public Health Service, and other organizations, when assigned to and serving with the armed forces. (9) Prisoners of war in custody of the armed forces. (10) In time of declared war or a contingency operation, persons serving with or accompanying an armed force in the field (11) Subject to any treaty or agreement which the United States is or may be a feier to any accepted rule of international law, persons serving with, employed by, or accompanying the armed forces outside the United States and outside the Canal Zone, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (12) Subject to any treaty or agreement which the United States is or may be a party to any accepted rule of international law, persons within an area leased by or otherwise reserved or acquired for use of the United States which is under the control of the Secretary concerned and which is outside the United States and outside the Canal Zone, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. What is Serving With Military Personnel? The voluntary enlistment of any person who has the capacity to understand the significance of enlisting in the armed forces shall be valid for purposes of jurisdiction under subsection (a) and change of status from civilian to member of the armed forces shall be effective upon the taking of the oath of enlistment. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person serving with an armed force who (1) Submitted voluntarily to military authority (2) met the mental competence and minimum age qualifications of sections 504 and 505 of this title at the time of voluntary submissions to military authority (3) received military pay or allowances and (4) performed military duties is subject to this chapter until such persons active service has been terminated in accordance with l aw or regulations promulgated by the Secretary concerned. Reservist Details (1) A member of a reserve component who is bedrngnis on active duty and who is made the subject of proceedings under section 815 ( article 15) or section 830 ( article 30) with respect to an offense against this chapter may be ordered to active duty involuntary for the purpose of (2) A member of a reserve component may not be ordered to active duty under paragraph (1) except with respect to an offense committed while the member was (3) Authority to order a member to active duty under paragraph (1) shall be exercised under regulations prescribed by the President. (4) A member may be ordered to active duty under paragraph (1) only by a person empowered to convene general courts-martial in a regular component of the armed forces. (5) A member ordered to active duty under paragraph (1), unless the order to active duty was approved by the Secretary concerned, may not (A) investigation under section 832 of thi s title ( article 32)(B) trial by court-martial or(C) non judicial punishment under section 815 of this title ( article 15).(A) on active duty or(B) on inactive-duty training, but in the case of members of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States only when in Federal service.(A) be sentenced to confinement or(B) be required to serve a punishment of any restriction on liberty during a period other than a period of inactive-duty training or active duty (other than active duty ordered under paragraph (1)).

For better or worse, our minds are hardwired to forgive people

For better or worse, our minds are hardwired to forgive peopleFor better or worse, our minds are hardwired to forgive peopleWe may have a dossier of evidence against a coworkers slights and insults against us, but even with the mounting evidence, a part of us still wants to give them one more chance. Why do we keep giving people who have wronged us the benefit of the doubt? A new study in Nature Human Behavior suggests that we are hardwired to forgive people.We are predisposed towards forgivenessAcross a series of experiments with more than 1500 subjects, psychologists at Yale, University of Oxford, University College London, and the International School for Advanced Studies got participants to watch good and bad agents act out stimmungslage dilemmas in one, they faced the option of electrically shocking a person for more money, or refusing to inflict pain for money. The good stranger would be more likely to refuse while the bad stranger was more willing to zap away, and the particip ants then had to decide their overall impression of the stranger from a range of nasty to nice.The observers quickly formed a stable positive impression about the good strangers and were very certain about their choice, but the bad stranger upended their beliefs and caused more uncertainty. The participants were less likely to believe the stranger was forever bad, and at a hint of generous behavior, they would change their mind.close dialog Advertisementclose dialog/* effects for .bx-campaign-1012257 *//* custom css .bx-campaign-1012257 */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-type-agilityzone .bx-close z-index 2-ms-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -ms-transform rotate(0deg) to -ms-transform rotate(360deg) -moz-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -moz-transform rotate(0deg) to -moz-transform rotate(360deg) -webkit-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -webki t-transform rotate(0deg) to -webkit-transform rotate(360deg) keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from transform rotate(0deg) to transform rotate(360deg) bx-close-inside-1012257 top 0 right 0 /* KD - Remove padding from video wrapper and platzset height to 100% */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-row-video .bx-video-wrapper padding-top 0important height 100%.bx-custombx-campaign-1012257 bx-creative-1012257 .bx-wrap height auto/* KD - Change positioning to static as that was not necesaary and here you can adjust the height of the video element */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-row-video .bx-video-wrapper video position static/* rendered styles .bx-campaign-1012257 */.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative *first-child width 100%.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative background-color transparentborder-style nonemax-width 900px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-ac tive-step-1 .bx-close stroke whitebackground-color blackborder-style solidborder-color whiteborder-width 1px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-group-1012257-AFvXBOB padding 10pxdisplay blockwidth auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-element-1012257-J0EiS8Y width auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-element-1012257-J0EiS8Y *first-child padding 2px 4pxfont-size 10pxcolor rgb(255, 255, 255)text-transform uppercasebackground-color rgb(0, 0, 0)background-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34)The researchers suggest that we are more wishy-washy around bad behavior because we know that a rigid mindset would not be good for cooperation negative moral impressions destabilize beliefs about others, promoting cognitive flexibility in the service of cooperative but cautious behavior, the study stated. When our colleagues act badly, we landsee it as a potentially threatening cue that increases our attention and learning mechanisms. We become more open to updating our information, and this facilitates forgiveness - if the person is willing to change their behavior.The brain forms social impressions in a way that can enable forgiveness, Molly Crockett, one of the authors of the paper, said.Because people sometimes behave badly by accident, we need to be able to update bad impressions that turn out to be mistaken. Otherwise, we might end relationships prematurely and miss out on the many benefits of social connection.The good news is that if you make a bad first impression, you can recover from it by showing your colleagues your better side. Ultimately we seek human connection and are willing to overlook a bad outing if you show a commitment to improving yourself.

3 Volunteer Opportunities That Will Seriously Boost Your Career

3 Volunteer Opportunities That Will Seriously Boost Your Career3 Volunteer Opportunities That Will Seriously Boost Your CareerSeptember is Professional Development Month at The Muse Check in all month for ways to boost your skills, get ahead at work, and be the best professional you can possibly be.People are buzzing about volunteering these days, and with good reason Studies have shown that volunteering strengthens communities, is good for your health- and can even help you land a job.However, if you are a busy professional, it can be challenging to find an opportunity that allows you to give back and move forward. Chances are, you want to do something related to a cause you truly care about, that fits into your busy schedule, and that can make the best use of your talents- maybe even giving you the opportunity to bolster your professional reputation. How many types of volunteer opportunities really fit that bill?Well, depending on what type of experience youre looking for, plenty. Here are three opportunities to consider.1. Become a Charity Board MemberWhats one thing that all 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States have in common? They all have a motherboard of directors Boards of directors are the governing bodies of nonprofits, and they approve budgets, establish long-term strategy, oversee various organizational policies, and help raise money. And given the wide sortiment of responsibilities a board of directors has, they need people from all backgrounds to join.Whats RequiredTypically, a long-term commitment of at least a year is required for board members, with good reason To make smart decisions about an organization, youll need to invest time into learning about its history, current operations, and future goals.But exactly how much time youll spend on board-related activities depends on the organization Small nonprofits often have boards that are more hands-on (often called a working board), handling everything from providing direct services to co nstituents to accounting. On the other hand, large nonprofits usually have staff to deal with much of daily operations, so youll be doing more governing Instead of accounting, think oversight of the financial health of the organization and suggesting recommendations for change. CompassPoint has a great overview of the difference between a working board and a governing boardif you want to learn more.Who Will Like ItIf you want to get involved in a variety of projects and help an organization grow over time, this is the opportunity for you. While it will require a good deal of responsibility, youll reap a ton of rewards In addition to strengthening various skills that are beneficial regardless of your field- such as fundraising and project management- you can grow your network by connecting with and through your fellow board members.How to Get StartedVisit BoardSourceto gain more knowledge about the ins and outs of board membership. If you know people who are board members, ask them a bout their experience and if they know of any organizations looking for new people. If youre ready to search on your own, try looking on LinkedIns new Volunteer Network or exploring Idealist and boardnetUSA.2. Lend Your Skills Pro BonoEven with staff members and an active board, nonprofits might still need help with major projects, such as redesigning a website or developing a fundraising strategy. These kinds of projects are often too expensive for a nonprofit to pay for, so pro bono consultants, who lend their time and expertise to a good cause (at no cost) are lifesavers.Whats RequiredLike any consulting project, it depends on what you can offer and what the organization needs. And, like any consulting project, youll need to come to agreement on the scope of the project, the deliverables expected, and the timeline.For example, at my belastung job, we had a team of pro bono consultants through Taproot Foundation- which included a designer, a copywriter, a financial analyst, and a project manager- help us create our first annual report. Each person had a key role in bringing the project to fruition The copywriter interviewed various members of our community to craft a compelling story the financial analyst worked closely with our COO and managing director of finance to capture the financial health and needs of the organization the designer helped tie everything together by producing mockups and walking us through her ideas and the project manager helped keep everyone on task. At the end of six months, we had a fantastic annual report.Who Will Like ItIf you prefer to dig into one project and see it from start to finish, this is ideal for you. Additionally, if there is a skill you want to sharpen- say, you have a killer design eye and want to try your hand at creating marketing materials- this presents an opportunity to do so (and will nicely bolster your portfolio).How to Get StartedThere are several organizations that match professionals to nonprofits in need of pro bono services. Check out Taproot Foundation, Catchafire, and Voolla to find opportunities near you. Additionally, many businesses have pro bono programs where they invite employees to share their skills with local nonprofits. Check with HR to see if your employer has a program like this.3. Help Others as a Business or Career CoachThere are many nonprofits that strive to help people excel by offering job training or entrepreneurship coaching. To do this effectively, these nonprofits rely on expert advice from successful leaders (hint like you). Whereas a board member or pro bono consultant actually manages or oversees projects, as a coach, youll be working with a specific nonprofit to offer advice and insights to job seekers or budding entrepreneurs.Whats RequiredWhat youll have to do really varies depending on the program the nonprofit is offering. Some organizations, like Upwardly Global, need experts to meet with constituents occasionally and talk about a specific challeng e in job seeking or business building. Others, like Career Resource Center, pair you up with one or two people in need of guidance, and you meet with them regularly as a mentor. Whats required across the board is a good understanding of the topic youre discussing and commitment to whatever time you sign up for. Because youre working directly with the nonprofits constituents, adhering to time is especially key.Who Will Like ItIf you need more flexibility in how often you volunteer, youll enjoy this opportunity. Its also good if you want to work directly with people and see the impact of your involvement. Additionally, coaching allows you to stretch your skills, as you have to apply your knowledge regularly to new situations. Plus, if youre participating in a formal program, you can network with other coaches.How to Get StartedTo get the most of an opportunity like this, it helps to volunteer with an organization that has a structured and successful program. MercyCorps MicroMentor pro gram often needs business coaches, while Dress for Success and Net Impact offer opportunities for career coaches. To find more opportunities, search on Idealist or reach out to a university or public library near you (they often have programs that support local business owners and job seekers).Volunteering can be a rewarding way to help others while also growing your skills and expertise. Consider seeking one of these opportunities this year, and look forward to reaping the many benefits.Have you ever participated in any of these volunteer opportunities? Do you have any other opportunities to share? Add your insights belowPhoto of volunteer tree courtesy of Shutterstock.

Short Article Reveals the Undeniable Facts About Resume Template College Student and How It Can Affect You

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The Problem with Netflixs Parental Leave Policy

The Problem with Netflixs Parental Leave PolicyThe Problem with Netflixs Parental Leave PolicyLets say youre a 30-year-old woman and youre 22 weeks pregnant with your first child. Now lets say you work for Netflix, which just announced a new maternity and paternity leave policy that allows new mothers and fathers alike the ability to take as much paid parental leave as they want during their childs first year of his or her life. And so, as that young woman, when push comes to push push push, andyoure in the midst of deciding how much paid maternity leave to take, do you a) take the entire year of paid leave since thats the fruchtwein your employer is offering, b) wait and see how it goes- maybe take two or three months, maybe take five, maybe even six depending on how youre dealing with motherhood and how much you miss or dont miss working, c) take as little time off as possible because you fear your manager will look down upon you for taking too much time off and/or your colleagues will be getting a leg up on you in your absence, no matter what assurances your manager has given you, or d) get so frozen with choices since theres no set time for paid leave that you stress yourself out, and stressing yourself out, of course, is the last thing you need during your pregnancy and initial weeks of motherhood?I present the above to point out that, although Netflixs new leave policy might sound generous on the surface, I believe that its likely to be anything but. And what wouldve been a lot more generous is this for Netflix to have given employees a full year of paid leave, if thats indeed what the firm intended to offer, or at the very least a very generous amount of leave such as five months or six months, which is what some of the more perk-progressive companies, largely in the tech industry, do. This would have mitigated any desire for Netflix employees to undercut their colleagues leaves in attempts to look like better employees, and mitigated any stress about ho w much leave one should take.I should also point out Im hardly alone in critiquing Netflix. Already, others have posed similar reservations about the firms new policy.Sarah Jane Glynn, director of womens economic policy at the Center for American Progress, pointed out that there could be a big difference between what the company is signaling to the public and what it actually wants its employees to do. Did they write the policy with the expectation that every parent will take a full year, or did they say we know its unlimited for a year but we know people will only take two months? she said.Worse, theres no legal barrier preventing people who take an extended leave from risking their jobs. The Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees someones job for up to 12 weeks of time away, but beyond that there are no protections. One would hope Netflix wouldnt fire you if you took a full year of leave, but they would be in their full rights to do so after you returned, Glynn pointed out.Glynn argued for a more defined policy. If Netflix thinks you should take a year, they should say you have one year of leave, she said. I understand there are some reasons why you could argue its a good policy, that people can tailor it to their own needs. But I think its way too open to interpretation and has the potential to backfire.Wired magazine also pointed out the potential shortcomings of the Netflix policy.Unlimited leave, however, can come with its own complications. Without a clear policy, employees may feel they need to take less time off in order to work the same hours as their colleagues or to appeal to their managers. Others might opt not to take any at all.Its also possible that an unlimited (that is, unlimited under a year) maternity and paternity leave policy could work about as well as unlimited vacation time. Which also appears to be extremely generous at a glance but sometimes results in employees taking a lot less time off than they wouldve had there been a limited a mount of PTO offered.All of which isnt to say that Netflix shouldnt be applauded for making an effort to further improve its already very generous workplace benefits. But perhaps the company deserves more of a golf clap than a standing ovation.Follow me on Twitter.Read MoreWhy Is Silicon Valley So Un-Family-Friendly?Take the PLAT (Parental Leave Aptitude Test) 10 Best Perks the Big 4 Offer

5 Trending Topics in Project Management 2016

5 Trending Topics in Project Management 20165 Trending Topics in Project Management 2016What do you get when you put some of the best project management brains in the world together and ask them to come up with what the future looks like? You get an amazing insight into how project management is evolving and whats hot right now. TwentyEighty Strategy Execution, a project and wertmiger zuwachs management training firm, brought a panel of global senior managers together to ask them to reveal and comment on whats trending in project management today. Heres what they had to say. 1. Agile Is Here To Stay If you work in a waterfall project management environment, watch out, because Agile is coming to a project near you The expert panel recognized that many organizations are still struggling with principles of Agile. However, the leaders of the pack are helping their staff over those initial hurdles and making it possible to blend Agile thinking into the way projects are run. Getting wo rk done no longer needs to only involve what they call disciplined approaches (think of PRINCE2, for example).You can use the best of both to streamline your project delivery and find an approach that works perfectly for you. 2. Project Manager = Strategic Manager Project management is no longer a role that is simply about delivery. While completing work on time will always be one of the top skills for project managers that isnt the only thing you need to be successful any longer. Project managers need to be able to see the bigger picture and relate what projects do to how they meet the strategic goals of the organization. Theres a big role to play in making sure that project financial targets are hit and TwentyEighty say that the project managers role is moving from that of project manager to profit manager. Thats quite a big leap for many project managers who may have only previously known how to write a project geschftsleben case, and havent had much financial exposure beyond that. 3. Embedding Change Management In Everything Change management used to be the domain of the change manager, but today many organizations dont have the luxury of someone to just fulfill this role. Every project delivers change, and change management is a key skill for a project manager. Its elend something that every project manager will embrace but without effective change management processes and the right attitude to embedding change, projects wont be able to deliver successfully over the longer term. To put it another way, change management makes change sticky. Change management training is something that you should consider if you dont feel your own skills allow you to do this role completely. The expert panel commented that businesses shouldnt assume that staff have learned how to manage change on their own so you might find that your boss is open to the idea of sending you on a short course. 4. Training, Training, Training In todays marketplace, the expert panel recognized that training can be a competitive advantage for businesses. Project managers need a range of skills from the technical skills theyll learn through PMP training to good communication skills, analytical thinking and more. Its more cost-effective to train your own team than it is to recruit and hire senior staff. 5. Project Management is Everywhere The chances are that you are reading this article and you dont have a formal, traditional background in project management. You are not unusual thats the way that many, many project managers started out. The TwentyEighty panel also identified that project work is not confined to one area of the business and as such project management is no longer just for project managersif you see what I mean. In other words, everyone is managing projects these days, even if they dont have a project-related job title. The benefits of this for business include better customer satisfaction, increased efficiencies and stronger strategic alignm ent overall.

How to use sinking funds to save for goals all year

How to use sinking funds to save for goals all yearHow to use sinking funds to save for goals all yearHappy Financial Literacy Month You know Im trying to teach you about money all year long, but this month, money nerds like me go even harder on the advice. For my part, I will be writing about specific, concrete financial questions Ive gotten from clients or followers in the past. This week, Im writing about sinking funds. To be honest, Id never heard of that term until Money Circle this past January when an attendee asked about it. But even though Ive never heard the term, Im very familiar with the idea and I actually write and talk about it all the time.A sinking fund is a savings account that is built up over time by tischsetting smaller amounts of money aside to build up to the larger amount. I talk about this approach all the time when talking about saving money or even paying for annual expenses. Its a pretty simple strategy, but it does take some planning and fine-tuning.Follo w Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreIdentify the goalWhat do you want to save up for? Is it a trip? A wedding? Gifts for holiday season? Your car insurance payment? Anything that you know you cant cover in a given month, or that will blow up your budget when its due, is worth planning and saving for. But its important to get clear on what those things are for you. It can be something fun or it can be something important. Either way, youll feel better knowing you have a plan to get there.Do the mathHow much money do you have to save up to reach your goal? Do the necessary research to come up with a number. Look through your banking statements to see how much you paid for something last year. Once you come up with a clear number to work towards, youll be able to take the right steps to get you there.Save monthlyOnce you have the full number for your goal (or multiple goals) break that num ber down by month. How much do you have to set aside each month to reach your goal by your deadline? The size of the number will vary depending on the size of the goal and how soon you want to reach it. However, breaking the big number down into small, attainable chunks will make it a lot less scary and much more likely that youll reach itIt helps me to create separate savings accounts for separate goals. I have one savings account for non-monthly expenses like car insurance, annual fees, etc. I have other savings accounts for things like gifts and travel. Having them separate helps me to track my progress while not overdrawing from one goal to pay for another. Usually, online banks likeAllywont charge you any extra fees for having multiple savings accounts.Automate your savingsThe best way to reach your financial goals is to automate the process so that you dont have to think about it. It takes the human aspect out of it and prevents temptation to spend the money. The best way to d o this if you have a regular paycheck is to set up direct deposit. Most employers are able to deposit different amounts into different accounts for every paycheck. Ask your HR department how you can set this up and do it right away. If you dont have a regular paycheck, or if your employer doesnt do direct deposit, there are other ways you can do this. Some banks will automate the transfer for you. If that isnt an option, apps likeDigitwill move money into different accounts for you.Only use it for that goalIf automating saving is the most important thing to do, not touching your savings until you absolutely need it is the second most important thing. Dont spend money that youre saving for one thing on something else This is especially true when it comes to emergency savings, which is why its helpful to separate that account from your checking account. However, that advice still applies to other goals youre saving for. This is also why separating your goals into different savings acc ounts is useful. You can even give your savings accounts different names if youre using an online bank. Use a clear, obvious nickname for each account and do not pull from your accounts until its time to use the money for your goalsStart over againOnce youve reached your goal and paid for that thing, the story isnt over Presumably, an annual fee will come up again, Christmas will come again next year, and youll want to travel again someday. Thats why its important to revisit your individual goals and continue (or adjust) your savings schedule. Consider these monthly amounts a permanent line item in your budget, and youll always have the money when a bill comes due or a trip arises.This article originally appeared on Maggie Germano.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will ersatzdarsteller your productivityThe w orst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people